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ADVOCACY FOCUS MAGAZINE | JUNE 2024

Business, Labor Organizations Endorsed Candidates in

Lansing City Charter Commission Races Notch Election
Night Victories

he city’s organized These were the following business and labor
labor and business organizations who endorsed the slate of candidates:
Tcommunities are excited
to announce resounding L A N S I N G R E G I O N A L C H A M B E R | P O L I T I C A L A C T I O N C O M M I T T E E | • Capital City Labor Program (Lansing Police
victories for their endorsed LRC Officers Union)
PAC
slate of candidates the Lansing • IAFF Local 421 (Lansing Firefighters)
Charter Commission. Of the • Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 333
nine candidates endorsed, six • IBEW Local 665
were successful on election night • IBEW Local 352
on May 7. • UAW Local 2256
• Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce
“The people have spoken loud and clear in the Lansing • Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters &
City Charter Commission campaign,” said Steve Millwrights
Japinga, Senior Vice President at the Lansing Regional • Michigan Building Trades Council
Chamber of Commerce, “This is a very strong group of • Michigan Laborers Local 499
diverse individuals who will be serving in this capacity. • Painters IUPAT DC1M
We appreciate that Lansing voters agreed that these • Operating Engineers Local 324
forward-thinking candidates who we endorsed have the
leadership qualities they believe will serve the city best Learn more about the LRC-PAC at
on this City Charter Commission.” www.lansingchamber.org/lrc-pac. l

The six endorsed candidates who won are the following:
YOUR
• Joan Bauer, former member of the Lansing City
Council and state representative BUSINESS
• Elizabeth Driscoll Boyd, former Communications
Director for Governor Jennifer Granholm MATTERS.
• Ben Dowd, Associate Director, Community Economic
Development Association of Michigan, Chair of
Lansing Pride
• Brian Jeffries, former member of the Lansing City
Council and Ingham County Commission
• Guillermo Lopez, Board of Education Trustee for the
Lansing School District
• Muhammad Qawwee, President of UAW Local 4911 CASE Credit Union offers a variety of services
to help businesses achieve success.
As the dust settles on the election, attention now
turns to the next phase of the process. The newly Business Membership features:
elected Charter Commission members are poised to • Various business checking and savings accounts
embark on the crucial task of reviewing and potentially • Business Solutions support for cash management and ACH
• Business loan and credit card options
amending Lansing’s city charter. With diverse • Convenient local offices to provide personalized service
perspectives and a mandate from the electorate, Business Membership benefits:
they are primed to undertake this responsibility with • Free ACH access for the first year
diligence and integrity. • Complimentary first check order up to $100 maximum
• Mobile deposit capture
• Credit card rewards program
“We look forward to the forthcoming work of the Charter
Commission as they delve into the intricacies of our city’s
charter,” added Japinga. “Their dedication to serving the Call 517.393.7710 or email
interests of Lansing residents will undoubtedly guide BusinessSolutions@CASECU.org to learn more.
their deliberations as they shape the future trajectory of Subject to change at any time.
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our city.”
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